Chapter 32: Black Iron Treasure Chest (Hero)

Qin Muye silently retreated to the rear and began to meditate to restore his magical power, preparing for the upcoming healing.

While Bloodlust still had some magical power to cast spells, he couldn't afford to spare any attention. With 200 remaining health, the Bloodthirsty Fiends were trying to break free from the entanglement of Skeleton Heavy Cavalry and Skeleton Heavy Armored Soldiers, aiming to quickly breakthrough and kill the Skeleton Mage.

Although the Skeleton Mages dealt single-target attacks with not very high damage, only causing 1 point of magical damage when it hit them due to their high defense, they could reduce the attack power of Qin Muye's forces. The effect might not last long, only 10 seconds, but it could stack up to 3 layers.

Combining the previous Weakness Curse, this resulted in an 8-point reduction in attack power. Even the Bloodthirsty Fiends, with their attack power of 42 points, couldn't withstand such a reduction. The situation was challenging, especially facing the numerous Skeleton Heavy Cavalry and Skeleton Heavy Armored Soldiers on the battlefield, which were even stronger than the 1000 skeletons from the previous day.

After three days of battles, most of Qin Muye's creatures had their health reduced by half, but in return, the damage they dealt had increased.

Originally, the Bloodfiends were almost evenly matched with the Skeleton Heavy Armored Soldiers. It was a situation where one of them would die in each exchange. The high attack and low defense led to a scenario where either they died or the enemy died.

As for the Bloodthirsty Fiends, things were slightly better. Their converted attack power was twice that of Bloodfiends, and being elite units, they had 10 more health points. This made them able to survive two hits from the Skeleton Heavy Cavalry, unlike the one-for-one scenario with the Bloodfiends.

However, the Skeleton Heavy Cavalry couldn't endure a single strike from the Bloodthirsty Fiends. With lower health, their attack power naturally increased.

Although the losses were severe, the situation was gradually improving. Under the sacrifice of many creatures, the Skeleton Heavy Armored Soldiers and Skeleton Heavy Cavalry had been almost wiped out. The Skeleton Mages were no longer a significant threat.

[A hard-fought victory, you gained 11,550 experience points]

[You lost 72 Bloodfiends, 13 Bloodthirsty Fiends]

[You looted:]

[Common Resources: Wood 20,000 units, Ore 20,000 units, Food 20,000 units]

[Special Resources: Mercury 2,000 units, Gems 2,000 units, Crystal 2,000 units, Sulfur 2,000 units]

[Gold × 200,000]

[Points × 20,000]

[You obtained a Black Iron Treasure Chest (Hero)]

[Your level has increased to LV8]

[You gained 1 free attribute point]

[You can choose one skill from the following three]

[1. Basic Tactics (Marching Speed +10%, Command Effect +10%)]

[2. Basic Fire Magic Understanding (Fire Magic Power +1, Magic Consumption -1)]

[3. Intermediate Magic Power (Increases attack magic damage by 10%)]

Qin Muye chose Intermediate Magic Power. Although the report mentioned losses of 85 creatures, there were actually more. After checking, he found that there were two more Bloodfiends affected by the Death Curse, hovering between life and death. Unlike others, their Death Curse was permanent.

Unless he could find magic that could remove negative status effects, there was no way to save them.

Or rather, it should be said that it was impossible to save them.

Just a moment ago, one of the Bloodfiends died like that.

Seeing this, Bloodlust quickly cast healing spells to stabilize the situation. However, due to the presence of the Death Curse, the enemy's health would continue to decrease. Continuous healing was needed unless they wanted to rely solely on healing.

However, this wasn't a sustainable solution because of the permanent Death Curse. It was a curse that could not be lifted.

"Let's take care of the wounded first. Once my magical power is restored, I'll heal them. Maybe those two Bloodfiends..."

"Can't give up. Perhaps this is an opportunity!"

Qin Muye felt that they could take a gamble. If they were determined enough, maybe they could create another champion-level creature and turn it into a hero unit. However, it ultimately depended on their own will, something Qin Muye couldn't control.

The most urgent matter now was to restore magical power. Without magical power, he couldn't cast the healing magic. Fortunately, full magical power restoration only required 30 minutes of meditation, a bit longer due to the depletion.

As for the Black Iron Treasure Chest and its hero suffix, it should be an additional reward for killing the Undead Hero.

"The appearance of a hero unit in the fourth wave confirms that the monsters attacking the city this time are from surrounding forces."

"Still three waves left, not looking good."

With the appearance of hero units, along with well-equipped Heavy Cavalry, Armored Soldiers, and Mage units, the remaining three monster attacks on the city would be even more challenging.

This battle alone caused him to lose 88 creatures, leaving him with only 571 units. Tomorrow's monsters and heroes would be stronger, and Qin Muye wondered how he could endure it.

"Need to increase the number of creatures. Whether I can afford to sustain them in the future, let's talk about it later. Preserving life is the priority."

Qin Muye sighed inwardly, and fortunately, the 200,000 gold sent over by this wave of monsters was just enough to recruit another 300 Bloodfiends to fill the gap.

"This is most crucial for the hero unit."

After restoring magical power, Qin Muye stood up and cast healing magic, fully restoring the health of all his creatures. Except for the two Bloodfiends with the permanent Death Curse, which could only be restored to 5 health points, and the healing effect was significantly reduced.

"You should know about Bloodlust. Now there is an opportunity in front of you. Are you willing?"

Qin Muye approached the two weakened Bloodfiends, his tone carrying a sense of seriousness as he presented them with a choice.

The two Bloodfiends looked at each other, then weakly said, "Willing to serve the master!"

(End of this chapter)